“ThenwillyoukeepthesecretuntilIhavetimetotry——sayuntilthistimenextyear？“
“I’llkeepitjustaslongasLaddiewantsmeto。“
“Good！“saidthePrincess。“NowonderLaddiethinksyouthefinestLittleSisteranyoneeverhad。“
“DoesLaddiethinkthat？“Iasked“Hedoesindeed！“saidthePrincess。
“ThenI’mnotafraidtogohome，“Isaid。“AndI’llbringhisletterthenexttimehecan’tcome。“